El Paso, Texas Southwest Texas a Wealth of Opportunity
BUSINESS CARD DIE AREA 225 West Washington Street Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317) 636-1600 simon.com Information as of 5/1/16 Simon is a global leader in retail real estate ownership, management and development and an S&P 100 company (Simon Property Group, NYSE:SPG). EL PASO, TEXAS SOUTHWEST TEXAS A WEALTH OF OPPORTUNITY El Paso stands on the Rio Grande in the far western corner of Texas right across the border from Cuidad Juárez. These two cities, along with Las Cruces, New Mexico, create a metropolitan area of over 2.7 million people, the largest bilingual-binational work force in the Western Hemisphere. — El Paso is home to Fort Bliss, the second largest army military installation in the U.S. with total employment of 44,842 (active, civilian and reserve), located five miles from the mall. — The market has enjoyed tremendous growth in the medical field including a new four-year medical school, a new children’s hospital, and a new nursing school. — A new $50 million baseball stadium and Triple A baseball team have also contributed to area growth. — There are over 110,000 students at 33 institutions of higher learning in the region. These institutions include The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso Community College, plus other colleges, universities and technical schools in the El Paso, TX; Las Cruces, NM; and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico market. ADVANTAGEOUS PROXIMITY The Mexican National market impacts this region tremendously. It draws from not only Ciudad Juarez (1.6 million+) but also the capital city of Chihuahua (largest state in Mexico) and the neighboring Mexican states of Durango, Sonora and Torreon.
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